Category Archives: Lab Infrastructure

In a previous post (https://enterpriseadmins.org/blog/virtualization/nested-vmware-workstation-lab-using-linked-clones/) I mentioned a nested ‘smash lab’ using VMware Workstation. This post will focus on a Photon OS VM with docker and nfs-server services enabled. Occasionally there is a service that I may temporarily need in … Continue reading →

In a previous post (https://enterpriseadmins.org/blog/virtualization/nested-vmware-workstation-lab-using-linked-clones/) I mentioned a nested ‘smash lab’ using VMware Workstation. This post will focus on a couple of the component VMs: lab-esxi-02 and lab-esxi-03, which are nested ESXi 7.0.3 and ESXi 8.0.0 hosts, each containing a … Continue reading →

In a previous post (https://enterpriseadmins.org/blog/virtualization/nested-vmware-workstation-lab-using-linked-clones/) I mentioned a nested ‘smash lab’ using VMware Workstation. This post will focus on one of the component VMs: lab-mgmt-01, which functions as the management console/GUI, domain controller, DNS Server, Certificate Authority, and NAT gateway. … Continue reading →

I like to have easy access to a variety of lab environments. I keep a fairly active home lab which has a focus on persistent virtual machines — like running copies of various vCenter Server releases, vRealize Suite, Horizon, etc. … Continue reading →

In a recent post (https://enterpriseadmins.org/blog/virtualization/domain-controllers-and-micro-segmentation/) I described an issue where authentication may not work as desired when Active Directory sites and Services Subnets are not properly defined. There is often a disconnect in large enterprises where network/subnet creation and active … Continue reading →